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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 87506

A stool test that looks for the genetic material of a group of germs that cause diarrhea and vomiting, covering bacteria, viruses and parasites in a single run. It identifies a cause faster than waiting for organisms to grow in culture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $380 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$229 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$282 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $245 to $676Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $525
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$616.60
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 12th of 51

$316

AK $589GA $132

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.